BRITAIN is set to experience travel chaos and potential flooding tomorrow as winds up to 65mph are expected to batter the country.

The Met Office has issued yellow alerts for the Southwest and Southeast England. Forecasters said the gales will develop overnight with Wales and Northern Ireland expecting heavy showers. Between 5pm ad 9pm tomorrow torrential rain and winds of up to 65 mph are expected across most of the West and mid-Wales.

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Travel chaos could erupt as most of the bad weather is due in the early morning.

According to the Met Office website: “A brief spell of wet and windy weather is expected early Tuesday, especially in the east during the morning rush hour. The highest rainfall totals will be over western and southern parts where 15-30mm rain is likely, amounts elsewhere much smaller.”

The Met Office also said to expect slower travel times tomorrow and flooding on the roads with delays for high-sided vehicles on exposed routes.

They also said to expect potential short term loss of power and other services.

Coastal routes and sea fronts could also be affected by spray and large waves.

Britain is set to face torrential rain and potential flooding (Image: GETTY)

Coastal areas are set to experience spray and large waves (Image: GETTY)

Reported in The Sun Richard Miles at the Met Office said: “Rain and wind is affecting all of Northern Ireland and rain is affecting South West of England, South Wales and part of the South East of England."

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According to the Weather Channel low pressures from the Atlantic heading into the UK this week mean there could be strong winds and rain during Christmas.

Whatever snow might fall would be washed away from the rain.

The Met Office said they are not confident the UK will see any snow this Christmas but we may experience it in January.

In a statement the Met Office said: “We are more likely to see snow between January and March than in December with snow or sleet falling an average 3.9 days in December, compared to 5.3 days in January, 5.6 days in February and 4.2 days in March.”

They added: “White Christmases were more frequent in the 18th and 19th centuries, even more so before the change of calendar in 1752 which effectively brought Christmas day back by 12 days.”